Tof apparatus, tof system, installation status notification method

Abstract

Provided are a TOF apparatus, a TOF system, and an installation status notification method that can automatically determine the quality of installation and reduce the loss of performing re-construction work. The TOF apparatus includes a processor. The processor executes an anomaly determination program, which is a program used to determine whether the installation state is normal or anomaly. By executing the anomaly determination program, the processor determines whether the installed state is normal or anomaly based on at least one of the viewpoints of the installation angle, the influence of interference, the field of view, and the measurement distance, and notifies the determination result.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A TOF apparatus, comprising:
 a processor,   wherein the processor executes an anomaly determination program, determines whether the installed state is normal or anomaly based on at least one of the viewpoints of the installation angle, the influence of interference, the field of view, and the measurement distance, and notifies the determination result.   
     
     
         2 . The TOF apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 A lamp,   wherein the processor executes the anomaly determination program, notifies the result of the determination by turning on or blinking the lamp.   
     
     
         3 . The TOF apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 An installation angle detection sensor that detects the installation angle with respect to the installation surface,   in executing the anomaly determination program, wherein the processor makes the determination based on the installation angle, based on whether or not the installation angle detection sensor detects an installation angle equal to or greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the installation surface.   
     
     
         4 . The TOF apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the effect of interference, based on whether the distance data obtained from the object from a certain distance fluctuates.   
     
     
         5 . The TOF apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the field of view, based on the ratio of pixels whose brightness is equal to or higher than a predetermined value in the acquired IR image.   
     
     
         6 . The TOF apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the measured distance, based on the ratio of the distance data less than a predetermined distance in the image of the acquired distance data.   
     
     
         7 . A TOF system comprising:
 A TOF apparatus,   A display, and   A processor,   wherein the processor executes an anomaly determination program, determines whether the installed state is normal or anomaly based on at least one of the viewpoints of the installation angle, the influence of interference, the field of view, and the measurement distance, and displays information regarding the determination on the display.   
     
     
         8 . The TOF system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the TOF apparatus includes an installation angle detection sensor that detects an installation angle with respect to the installation surface,   in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the installation angle, based on whether or not the installation angle detection sensor detects an installation angle equal to or greater than a predetermined angle with respect to the installation surface.   
     
     
         9 . The TOF system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, when it is determined that the state in which the TOF apparatus is installed is not normal, the processor displays information including an arrow indicating the direction for correcting the installation angle in the image acquired from the TOF apparatus on the display.   
     
     
         10 . The TOF system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the effect of interference, based on whether the distance data obtained from the object from a certain distance fluctuates.   
     
     
         11 . The TOF system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the field of view, based on the ratio of pixels whose brightness is equal to or higher than a predetermined value in the IR image acquired by the TOF apparatus.   
     
     
         12 . The TOF system according to  claim 11 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, when it is determined that the state in which the TOF apparatus is installed is not normal, the processor displays information including an arrow indicating a direction away from the region where the brightness is equal to or higher than a predetermined value in the IR image on the display.   
     
     
         13 . The TOF system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, the processor makes the determination based on the measured distance, based on the ratio of the distance data less than a predetermined distance in the image of the acquired distance data.   
     
     
         14 . The TOF system according to  claim 13 , wherein
 in executing the anomaly determination program, when it is determined that the state in which the TOF apparatus is installed is not normal, the processor displays information including an arrow indicating a direction away from the area of distance data less than a predetermined distance in the image of the distance data on the display.   
     
     
         15 . An installation status notification method executed by the processor, comprising:
 determining whether the TOF apparatus installed state is normal or anomaly based on at least one of the viewpoints of the installation angle, the influence of interference, the field of view, and the measurement distance, and the measurement distance, and   notifying the determination result.